| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Kazusa, Hizen" ("Hizen Kazusa") |
| Date | 1922 PRE-earthquake (blocks destroyed 1923). RARE. |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by an eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | "Selection of Scenes of Japan" ("Nihon Fukei Senshu") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "1-seal" (or "A-seal" by Hotei) |
| Image Size | 8 x 11 1/8 ("aiban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to foreground; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Very good colors. Clean front and verso. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #85; Hotei #85. |
| Comments | A beautifully colored Hasui design--four coastal pine trees serenely silhouetted against a late afternoon sky. Extremely rare 1922 image, as woodblocks were destroyed in Tokyo's 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. First Edition. |
| Item # | DJ-05 |
| Price | $2950 (Sold/KC) |